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Docklands Light Railway: French state subsidiary Keolis awarded London franchise in partnership with Amey
Transport union RMT says government happy to allow state rail operators — as long as it is a foreign state
Passengers’ long-held desire to see the Docklands Light Railway in state hands came true yesterday, but unfortunately the service won’t be run for the British public good.
Keolis, a subsidiary of France’s state-owned rail system SNCF, will profit from the DLR franchise in partnership with British firm Amey from December.
Serially bungling privateer Serco has run the service since 1997.
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